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Brake-vans .—The number of brake-vans on the line on the Ist April, 1912, was 381, and the number on the 31st March, 1913, was 385. Five new bogie brake-vans were built, four being additional stock and one to replace a van written off. The repairs, &c, to brake-vans were as follows : —

Twenty-seven bogie brake-vans are under construction. Wagons. —The wagon stock on the Ist April, 1912, comprised 18,140 vehicles, and on the 31st March, 1913, the number was 19,130. Twenty-two old wagons were written ofi and replaced, twenty wagons were sold to the Public Works Department, and one old wagon was sold to a frozenmeat company, and these are being replaced. One thousand and thirty-two new wagons were built and added to stock. Of this number 1,010 wagons were additional stock, and the balance to replace stock written off; also one old car was converted to a sleeping-van. The carrying-capacity of the wagon stock was increased by 9,734 tons, equal to 655 percent., or an equivalent of 1,622 ordinary wagons. The following table gives particulars of wagon-work during the year : —

One thousand five hundred and eighty-eight new wagons were under construction in Railway workshops at the close of the year, and these comprised 113 bogie and 1,475 four-wheel wagons. Tarpaulins. —The stock of tarpaulins on the Ist April, 1912, was 13,955, and the number ou the 31st March, 1913, was 15,222. One thousand two hundred and sixty-seven new tarpaulins were made and added to stock; 2,374 worn-out tarpaulins were written off-and replaced with a similar number of new tarpaulins. The fallowing table gives details of the work on tarpaulins for the year : —

There were 2,035 new tarpaulins in hand at close of year. Stationary Engines and Cranes. —The repairs and renewals were as follows : —

Axles. —During the year 2,182 car, van, and wagon axles were replaced with modern steel axles; this number does not include new stock. The replacement of old iron axles with modern steel axles is now practically completed. The steel axles increase the carrying-capacity of wagons by 2 tons.

Description. S to 3 d, „. g 1 a s M OQ f-i tw'H sph u as tH '3 -u Ph Si <D .2pm ni 4a '3 CM n3 a g* EH Brake-vans ... 613 5 I 309 299 140 i 156

agons no S. CD rt os Si O. 00 • no Description. w -9. | « . j <0 TH I gj HI 3 3 ■ rt c-j .a A j Ph O Ph 19,249 | 1,032 34 38 j 1 i .3 I 2 HH- g, ' CD -h _W_ ]_ __>3_ 5,195 12,950 a. i : i a § cfj c Ph I En "1 3,936 I 5,595 I

Description. I I Condemned, I Number passed Manufactured j and replaced -p . , I through Shops. new. with New «epairea. ! Tarpaulins. ... ! 19,334 ■ 1,267 2,374 15,693 Darpaulins ...

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